Preschool Patriotic Theme

Celebrate Flag Day and the Fourth of July!

Patriotic Fingerplays and Songs

Down at the Flagpole,
(tune: Down at the station)

Down at the flagpole,
Early in the morning,
We will raise our flag,
The red, white, and blue.
We stand at attention,
It's something that we do.
We salute the colors,
The red, white, and blue. ]

Wave
(tune:Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Wave, wave, wave the flag,
Hold it very high.
Watch the colors gently wave,
Way up in the sky.

March, march, march around,
Hold the flag up high.
Wave, wave, wave the flag,
Way up in the sky.

Red, White Blue
(tune of: "3 blind mice" )

Red, white, blue
Red, white, blue
Stars and stripes too
Stars and stripes too
We celebrate Independence Day
Each July 4th, the American Way
With red, white, blue

Patriotic Arts and Crafts

Star Painting

Cut sponges into star shapes. Provide a shallow tin of paint for the children to dip the sponges in and then press a pattern onto the paper.

Fireworks

There are two ways to create fireworks paintings. You can let the child use bath scrubbies or steel wool pads for painting stamps. Be sure to have them blot of excess paint before pressiong onto the paper. You can also let children drop small blobs of paint onto a dark colored paper and then they can use a straw to blow the paint around creating a star burst effect. Remember to prick tiny holes near the top of the straws so that the child can not suck up any paint.

Sparklers

Start with a paper towel tube. Glue or tape ribbons or streamers on one end and let the child decorate with crepe paper, stickers, glitter etc.. These are also great parade props